Senior Estimator — Multidisciplinary Construction

HDR; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 107,464 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Building Engineering Services group. You will generate capital cost estimates, analyze data, and prepare cost and schedule inputs for proposals across multiple disciplines.

You will lead cost estimation activities, develop unit rates, and provide price inputs for bids, with emphasis on accuracy, risk assessment, and collaboration with design teams. HDR values employee ownership and inclusion, offering exposure to data centers, healthcare, labs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform general or discipline cost estimating generating capital cost and/or services estimates; data analysis identifying problems and make recommendations; and control activities for project and/or proposal efforts
• Support estimate reporting and reviews
• Provide technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated
• Execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters
• Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing
• Prepare cost/schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations
• Provide input on the level of effort required (cost/job hours) through coordination with functions and/or vendors, and consolidate input for costing
• Perform and review methodology for quantity takeoffs from design drawings for multidiscipline sections and customize forms to reflect best effort
• Prepare detail pricing field office non-manual labor/other direct costs (ODC) and home office labor/ODCs
• Produce capital costs estimate using a crew-based approach including formation of crews from multiple disciplines
• Provide detail pricing for manual labor rates
• Develop unit rates for discipline specific items
• Assist in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents
• Prepare basis and assumption documentation denoting rationale, inclusions and exclusions
• Calculate fee based on established fee model
• Quantify and spread escalation based on project schedule and estimated costs
• Develop and perform analysis of project cash models and the corresponding time value of money as the cost of working capital correlating scheduled activities and cost
• Generate payment schedules
• Support risk analysis assessment by identifying areas of risk
• Support contingency efforts as directed
• Assist in developing unit staffing, job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft distribution reference data based on analysis of HDR and industry experience
• Perform data analysis, identify problems and make recommendations
• Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition
• Prepare reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by supervisor
• Participate in estimate reviews and presentations as appropriate
• Support training activities as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Office

Construction estimation concepts

Construction scheduling

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Construction Science or equivalent

Tools

Sage

Timberline

Bluebeam

Revit

HCSS

Excel

Navisworks

Synchro

Job description

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Building Engineering Services group. You will generate capital cost estimates, analyze data, and prepare cost and schedule inputs for proposals across multiple disciplines.

You will lead cost estimation activities, develop unit rates, and provide price inputs for bids, with emphasis on accuracy, risk assessment, and collaboration with design teams. HDR values employee ownership and inclusion, offering exposure to data centers, healthcare, labs, and